Interesting thread. Same attitude in China!
When I'd visited Xinjiang, Urumqi a few years back, I'd noticed that many Han and minority groups tended to live in their own parts on town. Tension was a little high among them too. The Uighurs particularly loathe the Han language, while the Han stereotype the Uighurs as traitors or troublemakers. Military presence is subtle but heavy. And the variety of clothing ranged from European chique to Burkas.
So I suppose that those who agree with the behaviour of the biggots on that plane are fully in agreement with the decision of the government to ban instruction in Uighur at Xinjiang University a few years back, and that it's wise for the Han to not mix with their compatriots. Perhaps we ought to just shoot them all and burn their mosues so as to maintain the peace?
I never thought I'd see the day when the British right would support ideas akin to those the of the regime here.
Were the worst Machjo, we possibly taught you guys about stereotyping.
To be honest though, I flew with the airline in question to India earlier this year with my dad (simply because it was cheap). It's really the particular demographic you know, where were they going?, Magaluf?. Most of them are clearly chavs and rather uneducated...I would certainly suggest that of the family in question.
Besides, when I was in India, I did notice and speak to a heck of a lot of Tibetans, who suggested virtual ethnic cleansing on the chinese part, so China would probably be better at such ethnic trouble than a bunch of lower-class roughians who've watch the news one too many times and have decided to pick on an "asian".
